With Mercer's help, the team soon engineered a particularly virulent and potent virus codenamed "Blacklight". The samples that were provided exhibited curious behavior, including mimicry and retention of genetic information from infected hosts. Under the impression that they were working on a 'cure for all diseases', Mercer quickly became invested in the experiment, awed by the constantly-changing and incredibly complex structure of the strain he worked with. Mercer's team was tasked with engineering weaponized viruses from samples given to them by the government. Īfter earning his doctorate in genetics at Columbia University, Mercer was hired by Gentek he swiftly climbed their ranks and became the head of the Blacklight project. By the time he was hired by Gentek, Mercer was a borderline sociopath. He trusted no one, had no friends, couldn't care less about what others thought of him, and found solace only in his work. However, his intellect and aptitude in science provided him an opportunity to leave behind his troubled past. The same goes to Mercer's rage and fighter capacity. It can also be assumed that Mercer took a great interest in fighting and martial arts, a trait his Prototype self inherited. It is presumed that Alex's father died shortly after he was born, though a Web of Intrigue clarified that he and his wife had divorced before then. As kids, he and Dana would play together and watch scary movies. He was the only parental figure for his sister, Dana. When he turned 10, he was finally returned to his mother, who had spent the last nine years in prison, but for Mercer, it was better to be in foster care. Mercer, Mercer experienced a brutal childhood spent in abject poverty his first nine years were spent in foster care. Sleep is really weird if you're the sentient virus who doesn't need it.Born as Alexander J.
dæmons being treated poorly surprise surprise.an overview of enemies to friends to lovers.the timeline's fucked in the name of gay.idk what the fuck to tag this as other than.and more but who gives a heck about them lmao.Volpeanon Fandoms: Prototype (Video Games), His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman Language: English Words: 7,889 Chapters: 2/4 Comments: 16 Kudos: 68 Bookmarks: 14 Hits: 569 also its 6 am and ive been writing this since like 3 amĪlex Mercer comes to terms with what he is, and what he isn't.look do you really think alex "i was never human" mercer is okay? is that what you think?.